Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Netherlands (Ratification: 1933)
Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 - Netherlands (Ratification: 2017)

In previous comments the Committee referred to section 6 of the Extraordinary (Employment Relations) Decree, 1945 under which a worker is required to obtain approval for the termination of his employment. It requested the Government to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention, and expressed the hope that, pending the introduction of the required draft legislation, the Government would use its administrative powers to ensure that the regional employment offices issue the requisite permits in all cases where workers want to leave their employment upon the expiration of the appropriate notice.

The Committee takes note of the Government's report and the discussions that took place in the Conference Committee in 1989. The Committee notes with interest the Government's information that a Bill revising the legislation on dismissal is to be presented to Parliament and that it would repeal the requirement to obtain approval of the Director of the Employment Office for termination of employment, if the employer disagrees.

The Committee also notes the comments by the Confederation of the Netherlands Trade Unions Movement (FNV) according to which the Bill revising the law on termination of employment, including an amendment for the repeal of the requirement in question, has been adopted by the Council of Ministers and submitted to the Council of State.

The Committee expresses the hope that the proposed amendment will soon be adopted and that it will bring legislation into conformity with the Convention on this point.